[OSM-talk] NY Lakes and Ponds project is completed

[Jason Remillard]

Hi Russ,

We have been working on the lakes and ponds in MA, and are about to
start working on names.

I have discovered that the GNIS database has the names of lakes and
ponds, but they were not imported into OSM. Only the reservoirs were
imported. If you are scrounging around for lake/pond names, definitely
check out the GNIS database. Also, the GNIS database is what ends up
in the USGS topo maps, so checking the USGS topo maps is equivalent.

Thanks
Jason.



On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Russ Nelson <nelson at crynwr.com> wrote:
> I've gone through my list of New York State Lakes and Ponds, and I've
> reached the end. Except for a few that were obviously neither a lake
> nor pond on the aerial photograph (filled in), I've entered all of
> them. I posit that you would have to work hard to find a lake or pond
> which is not in OSM and which is in New York State.
>
> Next task: to go through Wikipedia's list of St. Lawrence County roads
> and create routes for them.
>
> Next next task: go through Wikipedia's list of rivers and streams in
> New York State, and make sure they're all there. I've entered many, as
> have Richard Welty and others, but I want to make sure they're all
> there.
>
> After that, I dunno? Go looking for railroad / road intersections
> which are not marked with railway=level_crossing or a bridge?
>
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